WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
  • The Federalist reported that Sarah Jukaku, the sister of Abdul El-Sayed’s wife, was placed on a federal terrorist watchlist in 2016.
  • CAIR brought two unsuccessful lawsuits involving Jukaku, who complained that additional airport screening resulted from racism and religious discrimination.
  • Neither the Department of Homeland Security nor the FBI confirmed whether Jukaku was eventually removed from the watchlist.
  • El-Sayed also faces scrutiny over his mother, father in law Tayeb Jukaku, and campaign surrogate Hasan Piker.

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is facing another politically explosive report involving a relative and alleged connections to Islamist organizations. The Federalist says it uncovered documentation showing Sarah Jukaku, the sister of El-Sayed’s wife, was placed on a federal terrorist watchlist in 2016, as reported by PJ Media.

The revelation adds to scrutiny surrounding El-Sayed’s family and political circle. Previous reports cited in the source have linked his mother and father in law to jihad groups, raising questions the candidate has yet to put to rest.

A video that went viral Monday showed El-Sayed claiming dual citizenship in Egypt and recalling summers he spent there. The source described Egypt as an Islamic country governed under sharia and argued that the footage provides additional context for his associations and views.

El-Sayed has said he prefers a country with less dictatorship than Egypt, according to the source. Yet the article argues that his defense of accused jihadis and his relationships with controversial figures undermine that claim.

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The newest report concerns Jukaku rather than a member of El-Sayed’s immediate family. The timing carries an especially awkward political twist because Barack Obama is scheduled to campaign with El-Sayed this month, even though Jukaku reportedly landed on the watchlist during the Obama administration.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations brought two separate lawsuits involving Jukaku. The reporting identifies CAIR as a front group for Hamas and notes that Texas and Florida recently designated the organization as a terrorist organization.

One lawsuit sought an injunction that would remove the plaintiffs from the federal database. It also requested a declaratory judgment that the government had violated their rights under the Fifth Amendment.

The second case was a class action lawsuit seeking compensatory damages and reimbursement of legal fees from the government. Jukaku also appeared at a CAIR press conference announcing the litigation and presenting the plaintiffs’ complaints.

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According to the report, Jukaku received a designation that resulted in additional airport security screening. She complained to the Department of Homeland Security that the treatment was caused by racism and religious discrimination.

Neither the Department of Homeland Security nor the FBI would confirm to The Federalist whether Jukaku was eventually removed from the terrorist watchlist. The lawsuits involving CAIR ultimately failed in court, leaving her final watchlist status uncertain.

The episode raises an obvious concern about how someone placed on a federal terrorist watchlist could continue traveling around the country and living in the United States. The source treats that situation as another example of an enforcement system that inspires more questions than confidence.

The article also accuses CAIR of pouring resources and money into American elections to help elect politicians sympathetic to jihadist causes. It calls for the Trump administration to remove the organization from the United States.

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Jukaku is only one figure drawing scrutiny around El-Sayed. The source says he has not disavowed his mother over her alleged work with an affiliate of Osama bin Laden or campaign surrogate Hasan Piker over inflammatory statements involving America and the October 7 attack in Israel.

According to the source, Piker has said America deserved 9/11 and dismissed the significance of whether sexual atrocities occurred on October 7. El-Sayed’s father in law, Tayeb Jukaku, is also involved with CAIR and other organizations described as suspicious in the reporting.

Tayeb Jukaku donated to El-Sayed’s campaign, creating another direct connection between the candidate and the figures under scrutiny. With relatives, donors, and campaign allies repeatedly surfacing in reports involving extremist rhetoric or organizations, El-Sayed faces mounting pressure to explain why he continues standing with them.

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